A fairy tale about how just eating a scone under the sky can satisfy a person.

The refreshing break in the clouds after the rain makes the surface of the puddles sparkle with a golden shimmer.

The soft breeze sways the trees and leaves, causing a few droplets to fall with a pitter-patter and a plop.

Looking up, the sky, washed clean by the rain, sees clouds also washed by the rain being pushed by a wind washed by the rain, drifting along smoothly like bamboo-leaf boats.

It is a very pleasant day.

As I was walking slowly through the park on such a day, I saw a new willow tree growing from the stump of an old one.

The new, soft leaves sway gently like strips of paper carrying wishes.
When I look at the stump, it is covered in thick moss and looks somehow soft.

Oh?

Oh, I've seen this child somewhere before.

Oh, here too.

Oh, they were here too.

It seems these children have something they want to tell me. But, since their language is just piko-piko-puko-pipu sounds, I have no idea what they are saying.

So I gave them a vague smile and left the scene.

Even so, as I walked for a while longer, the colorful children from before came chasing after me in a hurry.

Next, they are carrying something on their backs.

This one too.

This one comes creeping closer and closer.

And this one too.

Everyone gave me food.
Scones and granola.

Under the clear blue sky, I sit on a blue bench and take a bite of a scone.

Then, as if I were inside a windmill grinding wheat, I was filled with the scent of wheat.

And the moist saltiness passed by like the wind, and a gentle sweetness spread out like a starry sky.

Before I knew it, there I was, looking up at the sky, being blown by the wind, and slowly munching away.

Just one small scone.

The color children taught me that even that is enough to satisfy a person.

Oh, that's right, the color children told me one last thing.

They say you can find the food they gave me here, too.

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↑ The scent of wheat

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